CHAPEL HILL – Despite Aaron Sabato's pair of home runs, North Carolina fell to 10-5 (0-1) after dropping the Friday tilt 8-5 to Notre Dame to begin ACC play.
The Tar Heels fell behind 4-0 after the first three innings but continued to battle at the. North Carolina scored a pair of runs in the fourth before surrendering one in the sixth, to make it 5-2 in favor of the Fighting Irish heading into the seventh frame. Sabato's first home run was a two-run shot that came in the seventh inning to cut the lead to 5-4.